So, when I fill up I can get some gas spilling out after it shuts off because (I think) the fuel filler line is so flat (angle-wise). Is there any way to avoid this?

Stupid question, but I'm sick of spilling gas on the side of the car.

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65 4 dr. Valiant 200

Two things you can do to prevent the burp as tank gets full. Lift up on pump nozzle while filling to direct flow down bottom of fill pipe, and listen to gurgling as fuel is flowing. By doing this, as fuel fills up the filler tube it will contact the end of the nozzle sooner, and automatically shut off fuel flow.

You may also have a plugged air vent passageway that directs air from tank during filling which would cause percolation of fuel back up the filler tube during refueling. It is formed from a metal partition running along top of filler tube.

In the old leaded fuel days, pump nozzles were of a larger diameter, and fit into filler pipe differently. This isn’t to say there was no burping of fuel than, but perhaps not so much.

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

The leaded-fuel nozzles were only 1/8" larger; they did not prevent the spitback. It's a problem that started the day the first '60 Valiant first needed a fill-up. It got somewhat better in '68 (steeper slope to the fillpipe, and it got a lot better on the catalyst-equippd '75s and '76s (unleaded nozzle restrictor). A retrofit restrictor plate in the fillpipe would help a lot -- the trick is finding one that'll fit. See here. Also see previous thread on the subject here.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

I put a flapper on my 62 Valiant tube,,,helped some but I still got to fill it up just right and go slower than I like,,,I finally got my cap to seal perfectly so once its in I have no issues.Mark

I made my own.

See this:

http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic ... iller+neck

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes